Curtain-fixture.



G. A. N. COPPEDGE.

CURTAIN FIXTURE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2. 1915.

Patented Apr. 25,

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CURTAIN-FIXTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

lPatented Apr. 25, 191 6.

Application filed March 2, 1915. Serial No. 11,621.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonon A. N. CoP- PEDGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at vVinstombalein, in the county of Forsyth and State of North Carolina, have invented a new and useful Curtain-Fixture, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to curtain fixtures and its object is to provide an extremely simple form of curtain support whereby springs or the like are, avoided and all the parts liable to get out of order are obviated.

In accordance with the present invention the curtain is attached at the opposite ends to two rollers, one of which is secured in any suitable manner to the upper portion of the window casing, while the other roller is employed to bring about the extension or the reduction of the effective length of the shade, the curtain being rolled upon the second or lower roller, or unrolled therefrom as needed. The upper roller carries about midway of its length a pulley bracket carry ing a rock arm, which latter has attached to it a cord or strand extending into under lying relation to the lower roller, and thence upwardly and over the pulley and finally dropping again into accessible position. The arm is provided with means for clamping the cord in any desired position to thereby hold the lower roller at different heights to determine the extent of rise and fall of the shade or curtain.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, with the further understanding that while the drawings show a practical form of the invention, the latter is not confined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawings, but may be changed and modified so long as such changes and modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention. 5

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shade fixture constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2'2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. l with the shade or curtain omitted. Fig. 1 is a section on the line 41 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings there isshown a rolleror bar 1 and a roller 2; The bar 1 may be cylindrical and of the size and shape of an ordinary shade roller, but as it is not intended to rotate any particular cross-sectional shape is not obligatory. This bar 1 is provided with supporting brackets 3, 1 at opposite ends, which brackets may be made fast to a window casing 5. As it may be advisable from time to time to remove the bar 1 and parts carried thereby, the brackets 3 and 1 may follow the construction usually employed with respect to shade roller brackets, and in order to prevent the bar 1 from turning, it has at one end a pin 6 of rectangular cross'section, while the bracket 4 has a correspondingly shaped notch 7 to receive the pin, and thereby hold the bar 1 from turning without in any manner interfering with the removal of the bar when desired.

Secured along one edge to the bar 1 is a curtain or shade 8 and the other edge of this curtain is secured to the roller 2 and in the drawings an appropriate portion of the curtain or shade is shown as wound upon the roller 2.

Mounted on the bar 1 about midway of 1 the length of the latter is a bracket 9 formed of t o like sides 10 each provided with a foot 11 curved in conformity with the curvature of the car 1 when the latter is of circular cross-section. These two side members 9 are held together in spaced relation by a rivet 12 extending through the side members about midway of their height, and near those ends of the side members 10 remote from the feet 11 each side member is formed with a radial tongue 13 having projecting from its inner face a tooth or lug 14, the two teeth 14 being in alinement when the parts are assembled, and serving in conjunction with the feet 11 as stop members Journaled on the abutting spacing teeth 1 or lugs 14: is the eve end 18 of an arm 19,

which arm is of sufficient length to project an appropriate distance from the bracket 9,

and then the arm is bent at approximatelv right angles and has a continuation 20 which when the arm 19 is approximately horizontal in the installed position of the parts reaches to about half the height of the windowyor to a point where its lower end is readily accessible to any one desiring to.ad just the shade in a manner which will presently appear. For convenience of manipulation the lower end of the arm extension terminates in a knob 21, but any other arrangement for this purpose may be provided. Closely adjacent to the eye or collar 18 the arm 19 is provided with a finger 22 in position to enter the groove 16, and the free end of this finger may be shaped in conformity with the cross-sectional shape of the groove 16.

Fast at one end to the arm 19 at a distance from the collar or eye 18 isone end of a cord 23. This cord'is carried downwardly from the arm under and around the portion of the curtain wound upon the roller 2, and

thence upwardly back of'the curtain to and over the pulley 15, until seated within the groove 16, and the free end of this cord then drops in front of this curtain to an appropriate point where it may end in a tassel 24 or may be otherwise finished. While any particular length of cord is not demanded, it is wellto have the tassel 24 at about the bottom of the window, or perhaps a little lower when the curtain roller 2 is about midway of the height of the window.

WVhen the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 1 the weight of the curtain and roller 2 is sustained by the loop of the cord 23 extending from the arm 19 beneath the roller 2, and thence up again back of the curtain to the pulley 15, where the cord is held by the gripping action of the finger 22 against it holding the cord in the groove 16. Slippage vin the groove 16 is prevented by the ribs 17 and, the weight of the arm 19 with its extension 20 is sufficient to frictionally hold the cord in the pulley 15 against movement. If it be desired to adjust'the curtain the 'arm extension 20 is grasped and moved away from the window shade, thus carrying the finger 22 from engaging relation with the cord 23; Now, on-grasping the cord 23 the roller 2 may be allowed to drop by gravity or may be raised and in either instance the roller will turn upon its longitudinal axis in the appropriate direction unwinding the curtain or winding it up as the case may be. When the desired adjustment of the curtain is accomplished the arm extension 20 is released and the weight of the arm then brings the finger 22 into gripping relation to the cord 23 and the curtain remains in the adjusted position ready for subsequent manipulation.

It is advantageous to make the bracket 9 in two parts, which two parts may be identical, for these two parts of the bracket are very readily assembled into a complete bracket effectively holding the pulley 15 and the arm 19.

By mounting the bracket 9 directly on the rod 1 and securing the latter to the window casing for ready removal, the entire curtain structure with all its supports, except the two ordinary brackets 3 and 4:, may be readily removed at any time from the window the same as ordinary curtain rollers with the curtains are removed from Windows.

What is claimed is 1. A curtain structure for windows, comprising a rod having means at the ends for its attachment to a window frame, a curtain fast at one end to the rod, a roller attached to the other end of the curtain and upon which roller the curtain may be wound, a cord for actuating the roller and underriding and sustaining said roller and the portion of the curtain thereon, guiding means for the cord carried solely by the rod and over which guiding means the upper run of the cord from the roller travels, and

locking means for the cord in operative rethrough the cord upon said locking means in the locking direction.

2. A curtain structure for windows comprising a rod provided at the ends with means for supporting it in fixed spaced relation to a window frame, a curtain fast at one end to the rod, a roller attached to the other end of the curtain and adapted to have the curtain rolled thereon, a bracket with a pulley thereon mounted on the rod intermediate of the length of and supported solely by said rod, a cord extended over the pulley and into underriding relation to the roller, and a'clamping arm pivoted at one end to the bracket and provided adjacent to the pivoted end with means for and having a constant tendency to clamp the cord to the roller, said cord having one end free and the other end fast to the clamping arm ad- GEORGE ALVAH NICHOLSON COPPEDGE.

Witnesses:

H. F. DARsEY, W. A; WILKINSON.

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